Landslide Risk in California
Overall State Risk Score: 7/10
California faces very high landslide risk. 29 of 58 counties (50%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.
Seasonal pattern: Year-round
Highest-Risk Cities in California
Notable Landslide Events
Landslide - San Diego Area Ranges, S of Palm Springs, California, United States
November 17, 2025 — WARNING
San Diego, CA
760 people exposed; $86M capital exposed
Other Hazards in California
How this data is built
California landslide risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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